French furniture company Ligne Roset opening Seattle store

French furniture company Ligne Roset will open a retail store in South Lake Union this fall.

Ligne Roset will occupy 5,300 square feet in Vulcan Real Estate’s Rollin Street apartment building at Denny Way and Westlake Avenue North. Barbara Prince will be the owner of the new location.

Here’s Vulcan’s release on the opening:

Ligne Roset to Open New Store in Seattle’s South Lake Union Neighborhood

SEATTLE, Wash. – May 19, 2010 – Vulcan Real Estate today announced that renowned contemporary furniture company Ligne Roset will open a new location in downtown Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood this fall. Ligne Roset will occupy nearly 5,300 square feet of street-level retail space in Vulcan’s Rollin Street building, located on the northeast corner of Westlake Avenue N. and Denny Way.

“Ligne Roset is a highly regarded brand appreciated around the world that will help attract even more new visitors and retailers to South Lake Union,” said Ada M. Healey, vice president of real estate at Vulcan Inc. “We’re excited to soon welcome Ligne Roset to the South Lake Union community, where they will join a growing roster of sought-after retailers who already do business in the area.”

Celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, Ligne Roset is an international contemporary furnishings company based in France featuring high-end household furniture, lighting, accessories and textiles. Ligne Roset has more than 200 exclusive Ligne Roset stores, 1,000 retail distributors worldwide and a presence in dozens of countries. Known for its artful collaborations with both established and up-and-coming designers, Ligne Roset’s past and present designers include the award-winning Didier Gomez, Pascal Mourgue, Peter Maly, Pierre Paulin, Inga Sempé and the Bouroullec brothers, among others.

“I see tremendous growth potential in the contemporary furniture market in Seattle and am delighted to have found the perfect location to open a new Ligne Roset store. South Lake Union was the obvious choice given its high energy and retail mix,” said Barbara Prince, owner of the Ligne Roset store in South Lake Union. “It’s an ideal setting: a vibrant neighborhood that will continue to draw even more people in the coming years. We have also found a very contemporary space for the new store in Vulcan’s building that aligns perfectly with Ligne Roset’s aesthetic.”

A Seattle native and current resident, Prince brings more than a decade of experience with the Ligne Roset brand and high-end contemporary furniture lines to the new Ligne Roset store in South Lake Union. It will represent the only Ligne Roset location in the Seattle market when it opens this fall, and the store’s product line is expected to attract a customer base spanning the Pacific Northwest region.

The new South Lake Union store will also open its doors to the greater community by featuring artwork from local artists, hosting educational gatherings featuring speakers from the local design community as well as partnering with local nonprofits on charitable causes.

The new Ligne Roset store will join a growing number of lively and eclectic retail shops, restaurants and lifestyle services located in South Lake Union. The fast-growing neighborhood has welcomed other destination brands in the home furnishings sector in recent years including Inform Interiors, Seva Home and Velocity Art & Design, among others. The area’s dining scene will also be greatly enhanced by the addition of Flying Fish and Tom Douglas restaurants. Flying Fish will open for business at its new South Lake Union location on May 28, and Tom Douglas will open multiple restaurants by mid-2011 in the historic Terry Avenue Building of the Amazon.com headquarters.

About Vulcan Real Estate

Vulcan Real Estate directs all real estate activities for Vulcan Inc., a Paul G. Allen company. Through strategic acquisitions and innovative development, Vulcan Real Estate has created a diversified portfolio of high-performing, quality assets. To date, Vulcan has delivered over 3.2 million square feet in 17 new office, biotech, residential and mixed-use projects in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, with an additional 1 million square feet under construction. For more information, visit www.vulcanrealestate.com.